Measuring-cabinet.



Patented# Nov. 1'1, 1913.

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@virtue/Me i Mal-"fb P. P. REBS.

MEASURING CABINET.

APPLIOATION FILED 1320.27, 1912'.

Patented Nov. 11, 19134.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

IOBBS'I P. REIS, 0l' HUNTINGTON, INDIANA.

IEUING-GBINET. 19,077,999. spec-11mm of me ram. Patented Nov. 1 1, 1913.

Application illcti December 27,1912. Serial lo. 788,905.

To all 'whom it may concern: portion of the' hopper, and Fig. 6 is a de- Be it knowntha-t I, Fonnnsr P. BEES, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Huntington, in the county of Huntington; State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Measuring-Cabinets; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact de scription of the invention, such as'will enable others skilled in the artto which it appertains to make and use the same.

his invention relates to an improvement j is measuring cabinets designed especially for rocers use.

T e principal object of the invention is to provide a cabinet including a hopper for containing beans, "eter, and a. measuring device adapted to be employed tomeasure' a predetermined amount of the commodityV to be sold depending upon theamou-nt of purchase.

Another object of the invention is to provide a measuring device which can be easily removed from the cabinet whenever it is desired to clean the'same.

A further .object of the invention is to provide a cabinet of the character described, which is composed of a minimum number of parts, is therefore simple in construction,

and is .chea to manufacture.

A still rtlierl object is to `provide a simple means for leveling the measured amount as'it is being-removed.

'vertical lon 'tudinal sectional view through the same ta en on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1,'

device in its normal showing the measur' osition, Fig.' 3 is atraisverse or closed sectional view, on the line 3--3 of Fig. 2,

Fig. 4 isv a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 4 4 of Fig. 3, Fig. 5 is an enlarged :detail sectionalv view. of the center the :i With these and other objects in view, the' tail perspective view of the brush.

Li e reference numerals designate corresponding parts iny all igures of the drawings. p

eferring to the drawings, the invention comprises a cabinet consisting -of a bSSe 5 having opposed pairs of side posts 6 6 and 7-7 secured thereto. Centrally 65 disposed between the posts and secured thereto is a horizontal partition 8. Also secured to the posts below the partition 8 is a second partition 9. These partitions areconnected by spaced longitudinal walls 10-1-0, said walls being set inwardly from the outer edges of said partitions. It will thus be observed that the partitions 8 and 9 and the walls 10 coperate to form-'a'guide Centrally formed in the upper partitipn 8 75 is an openingll and formed in the partition 9, toward the front thereof is an opening 12.

Secured to the posts 6 and 7 above the partition 8 are walls 13 and above these walls are glass panels 14. A hopper 15' 1s 30 provided with bottom members 16 which 1ncline downwardly and centrally to the open'- ing 11 of the partition 8. A removable cover 17 is aociated with the top of the cabinet. A

Depending below the central openinof the hopper bottom are the flanges 38, w ich are received within the space inclosed by standing flanges 39 on the upper wall?.J Between the flanges 38 and 39- are 90 packin strips 40 which prevent the leaking of ineIv'divided materials as iour, sugar, or the like.

Disposed within the guide formed by the partitions'S and 9 and the walls 10 is a meas- 95 uring device, which consists of spaced side walls 18e-18, a rear wall 19 and a front Wall 20,' said front wall being provided witha-n ordinaryhandle 21'. A transverse partition n 22 iscentrally secured to the side walls 18. 100 Secured to the side walls 18, rear wall 19 and the partition 22 is a plate 23, which has, its forward edge sharpened as at The transverse artition 22 is normally disposed Ain rear of t e opening 11 of the partition 8 105 Y'so that material from the hopper will readily flow through the opening 11 into the measuring device in front of said transverse partition. `Formed in the forwardV ends of the inner faces of the sidewalls 18 are op-A11o posed longitudinal slots 25 which' form guides for receiving ribs 26 carried by a sliding block 27. This block is centrally -Illa.

provided with a longitudinal bore 28 for receiving the rear end of a screw 29, the forward end of said screw being rotatably mounted in the front end wall 20 of said measuring device and carries a rigidlysecured head 30. By means of the head 30 the screw 29 can be rotated, and depending upon the direction thus rotated, the block 27 can be shifted to or from the transverse partition 22 as the occasion may require to regulate the distance therebetween. Formed on the upper ed e of one of the side walls 18 is a scale in icated as a whole by theY reference numeral 31 which is adapted to cooperate with the front 4face of the block 27 to indicate the proper area of the pocket formed between the transverse wall 22 and said block 27. This scale is arranged with a series of numbers corresponding to the selling price p e'r pound and by means of which any quantity of beans or the like can be readily determined. Depending from the discharge openin 12 of the partition 9 is a spout 32 adapte to project into the mouth of a paper bag or the like held therebelow. j Y

Slidably mounted upon the upper face of the upper partition 8 and in alinement with the discharge opening 1l thereof is a plate valve 33. This valve 1s formed of at metal. and is provided with an opening 34 adapted in one position of the :valve to register-with said opening 11,. Associated with the valve is a handle 35 by means of-which said valve be operated. I ured at its forwardend to the u per portion 8 and slightly in advance o the opening' llis'a flat spring 36",fwhich carries on its rear end a brush 37. This brush projects into the opening 11 at the forward edge and' wipes the top of the measured charge of the commodity as the measuring drawer is being withdrawn.

In practice, the cabinet is adapted to deliver five cents worth of beans, etc., at each operation.` Should the commodity be selling at live cents per pound, the computer or block 23 is set to register with the indicator at 5,. If the price advances to six cents, the operator then shifts the block until it registers with the scale at 6, and so on.

What is 'claimed is: A measuring cabinet including a top, a

base, inclosing walls, horizontal partitions formed with offset openings, a hopper supported above the upper partition and communicating with the opening thereof, packv ing strips secured within the opening of/the hopper, a measuring device slidably mounted between the partitions, said' device comprising a bottomless drawer having a transverse partition centrally secured to the side walls thereof, a top secured to the rear portions of the side walls, a block slidably mounted within the forward portion of the drawer, a screw having one end rotatably mounted in the front wall of the drawer, the threaded end of the screw being engaged in the block, and an operating means carried by the screw between the block and said front wall.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

FORREST P. BEES.' WitnW O: ME HALL,

NDEN R. O. Kir/Lon. 

